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Talks on the construction of Turkey's second nuclear plant are ongoing with Japan and China, said Taner Yildiz, Turkey's energy minister. Yildiz denied a report by Japan's Nikkei business daily that Turkey has picked Areva and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the project. "When the competition is over, we will take the decision over which country is going to build the plant," he said.

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Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz and other energy officials were undaunted by anti-nuclear protesters at the planned site of the nation's first nuclear plant, saying that construction would begin at the end of 2016. Russia's Rosatom is awaiting a license from Turkey to start construction on the site, which will have four 1,200-megawatt nuclear reactors.

The winning bid for the construction of Turkey's second nuclear plant will be announced by this weekend, said Taner Yildiz, the country's energy minister. "We are about to finalize the agreement for construction of the second power plant. China and Japan are the front-runners," Yildiz said. About $22 billion is expected to be spent on the project.

Turkey's partner for the construction of the country's second nuclear plant will be announced this year, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said. Turkey and Russia's Rosatom plan to build the country's first nuclear plant on the Mediterranean.

Turkey may forge a deal with Japan for the construction of a nuclear plant, said Taner Yildiz, Turkey's energy minister. The countries are engaged in "intense" discussions on such an agreement's terms, Yildiz added.

Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz expressed optimism that the country will conclude by December its negotiations with Russia's Atomstroiexport to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant. Turkey plans to build at least two more plants to address a potential energy shortage and reduce its dependence on foreign sources.